WILLIAMS SCORES IN OVERTIME; KINGFISH SWEEP THUNDER

STOCKTON, Calif., -- Tyler Williams scored 3:02 into overtime to give the Baton Rouge Kingfish a 5-4 win tonight against the Stockton Thunder at Adventist Health Arena. 

Before they could blink, the Kingfish trailed by two goals. The Thunder scored twice in 20 seconds inside the game's first five minutes, at 4:14 and 4:34, to jump ahead 2-0. 

However, Baton Rouge clawed back to tie the game before the end of the first period. Jason Brancheau buried a breakaway at 7:03 and then Scott Shorrock laced a perfect, bar-down, shot to tie the game, 2-2, with 1:23 remaining in the first.

Early in the second, the Thunder reclaimed the lead on a scramble play in front of the Kingfish net. Baton Rouge responded with a powerplay goal, its first in over 20 attempts, from Jake Cox to level the score again, 3-3. 

In the third period, the Kingfish took their first lead of the game 95 seconds into the final frame. However, their advantage lasted just 14 seconds, as the Thunder responded to knot the contest, 4-4. We headed to overtime.

In the three-on-three extra session, Williams grabbed the puck, charged down the right wing and snapped a gloveside wrist shot into the back of the net for the game winner.

The Kingfish have now won three consecutive games and have started their seven-game road trip 2-0-0. 

Ed Coffey made 33 saves to earn his fifth victory of the season. 

Baton Rouge heads to Fresno for a two-game series with the Falcons beginning next Friday at Selland Arena.